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she's with us from there live tonight. hey natalie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. this ia 24-7 rescue operation with drill teams working around the clock, trying to dig tunnels to the trapped miners and officials y they're on track and making good progress for an earlier than expected rescue. nearly half mile below ground, th33 miners are trying to get on with their subterranean existence, now in itseventh week. their lifeline till now has been a ree-inch shaft bringing them delivery tubes of food, water, medicine and vitamins. ey survive on 2,500 calorie diet high in protein. to maintain some normalcy, they mimic a routine of day and night with lamps. physically, though thinner, all are reportedly in good condition. they're in good health and have no illnesses related to being under ground, says the doctor who treats them. they have been able to shower with fresh water in the mine and are even exercising with a personal trainer via a video teleconference hookup. work also keeps them busy. they've
she's with us from there live tonight. hey natalie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. this ia 24-7 rescue operation with drill teams working around the clock, trying to dig tunnels to the trapped miners and officials y they're on track and making good progress for an earlier than expected rescue. nearly half mile below ground, th33 miners are trying to get on with their subterranean existence, now in itseventh week. their lifeline till now has been a ree-inch shaft...
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stay with us. we'll be right words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> caught on tape, a plane crash at an air show in indonesia.
stay with us. we'll be right words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong...
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three assailants bursted into diego us came ya that's home. then at about 8:00 a.m., two of the men forced uscamayta into his red mustang and ordered him to drive to his bank. but before sending him in, the robbers strapped what they said was a bomb to his chest. >> said, we have a remote, you know, triggering device, we want you to get as much money that you possibly can and bring it out to us. >> reporter: the only other person in the bank at the type was the branch manager, who, terrified, helped the man into the vault. having gathered the money, the teller came out into this parking lot, the bomb still strapped to his body. he handed the money over to the robbers, they drove off, having never stepped foot inside this bank. by this time, the bank manager had alerted the police, and s.w.a.t. teams, the bomb squad and the fbi swarmed, snarling traffic on u.s.-1. >> it is an unusual event to have explosives strapped to a victim and sent in. >> reporter: for three hours, uscamayta remained in the bank, until the bomb was cut off of his body. he
three assailants bursted into diego us came ya that's home. then at about 8:00 a.m., two of the men forced uscamayta into his red mustang and ordered him to drive to his bank. but before sending him in, the robbers strapped what they said was a bomb to his chest. >> said, we have a remote, you know, triggering device, we want you to get as much money that you possibly can and bring it out to us. >> reporter: the only other person in the bank at the type was the branch manager, who,...
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for the achiever in us all. at pncvirtualwallet.com. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've de record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's worng. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. >>> comedian stephen colbert brought his humor to capitol hill. he spoke before an immigration subcommittee about the serious issue of illegal farm workers. he had spent his day on a farm pac corn and picking beans. he call his experience in the field very, very hard. there were some awkward moments after colbert testified. house judiciary chairman john conyers asked him to leave the room so they could get on with the rest of the witnesses. but
for the achiever in us all. at pncvirtualwallet.com. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've de record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's worng. experts say we now have the number one schools in the...
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until you know how chantix may affect you, use caution when driving or operating machinery. chantix should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. ♪ my benjamin, he helped me with the countdown. "ben, how many days has it been?" "5 days, mom. 10 days, mom." i think after 30 days he got tired of counting. [ male announcer ] talk to your doctor about chantix. find out how you can save money on your prescription and learn terms and conditions at chantix.com. find out how you can save money on your prescription thais...peggy. whatng usa pris problem, please? peggy? sure...well...suddenly it looks like i'm being charged a $35 annual fee. yes? tell me it's a mistake. yes? are you saying yes or are you asking yes? yes? peggy? peggy? anncr: want better customer service? switch to discover. ranked #1 in customer loyalty. it pays to discover. >> couric: in some ways, this country's drug problem has moved from the street corner to the medicine cabinet. seven million americans over the age of 12 abuse prescription drugs every year. tomorrow, national correspondent dean reynolds
until you know how chantix may affect you, use caution when driving or operating machinery. chantix should not be taken with other quit-smoking products. ♪ my benjamin, he helped me with the countdown. "ben, how many days has it been?" "5 days, mom. 10 days, mom." i think after 30 days he got tired of counting. [ male announcer ] talk to your doctor about chantix. find out how you can save money on your prescription and learn terms and conditions at chantix.com. find out...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet?
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. hey what's going on? doing t shipping. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if thosboxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in te country for a low flat rate. no weigh? nope. no way. yeah. no weigh? sure. no way! uh-uh. no way. yes way, no weigh. priority mail flat rate box shipping starts at $4.95, only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. i love my grandma. i love you grandma. grandma just makes me happy. ♪ to know, know, know you grandma is the bestest. theotal package. grandpa's cooooooooool. way cool. ♪ grandpa spoils me rotten. ♪ to know, know, know you ♪ is to love... some people call us frick and frack we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever
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. >>> well, if you're watching us on who13, des moines, iowa, check out the state's largest arts and crafts fair at the iowa state fairgrounds. that's yo "early today" event of the day. i'm going to my last fair, my last funnel cake of the summer. it's a sad, but enjoyable event. >> yummy. i love those deep fried foods. >> deep fried oros. >> and twinkies. >>> on the silver screen this weekend, look for a razor close finish. the obvious, "wall street was one of the iconic movies of the '80s. michael douglas is featured as gordon gekko. interest is predictably high among older movie goers, but only so-so with the ynger crowd. it is only the experts luke warm favorite to take the number one spot with about $20 million. >>> at firstglance, "legend of the guardians outlines of gahoul" may not seem lik a contender. it's base odd a popular book series and there haven't been many family options in theaters ately. most see it finishing second, but a few experts have gone out of a limb and suggested it will be this weekend's upset winner. bill, i was going to ask you if you're doing the movie
. >>> well, if you're watching us on who13, des moines, iowa, check out the state's largest arts and crafts fair at the iowa state fairgrounds. that's yo "early today" event of the day. i'm going to my last fair, my last funnel cake of the summer. it's a sad, but enjoyable event. >> yummy. i love those deep fried foods. >> deep fried oros. >> and twinkies. >>> on the silver screen this weekend, look for a razor close finish. the obvious, "wall...
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incomes's tracie potts joins us with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. the international is confirming what we heard from nancy pelosi and the house, they will not deal with the tax issue until after november's election, after you go to vote. senate majority leader harry reid say they go sat down with democrats in the senate but couldn't work out an idea of how they would proceed with this in the senate. the idea here is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it's a political hot potato. not one democrat seems to want to touch this before everyone goez to the polls. they backed a small business bill, now going to the president's desk. $30 billion to set up a new fund for small businesses to get loans so that they can expand, so they can hire people. the gop called this a bailout and they've got a new plan going into november calling it their pledge to america. reduce tax cuts and make them permanent for everyone. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> once again, the iranian pre
incomes's tracie potts joins us with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. the international is confirming what we heard from nancy pelosi and the house, they will not deal with the tax issue until after november's election, after you go to vote. senate majority leader harry reid say they go sat down with democrats in the senate but couldn't work out an idea of how they would proceed with this in the senate. the idea here is whether or not to preserve the bush tax...
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mark preston joins us now live from washington. mark, what do you have for us? >> before we get to real serious news, i have a friend here in town for the steven colbert testimony. it's pete dominic. he used to work for steve colbert. he went up to hear mr. colbert testify. he can't hear you, don, tell me what the testimony looked like today. >> three words. impactful and important and some might say inappropriate. i say, i love him. >> he needed to learn how to count. >> needs to go back to math class. >> dana bash was there as well. he's getting applause. let's get to the real news as they say. bad news for democrats. the new poll is out. the generic ballot shows republicans have a nine-point lead over democrats. we have 39 days until the midterm elections. last hour, we told you president obama's approval rating is at 42%. two good numbers for republicans, two bad numbers for democrats. michael steele is motoring across the country. 48 states. doing a little campaigning. he'll be back in annapolis on october 29th. some think it's a good idea. others think it'
mark preston joins us now live from washington. mark, what do you have for us? >> before we get to real serious news, i have a friend here in town for the steven colbert testimony. it's pete dominic. he used to work for steve colbert. he went up to hear mr. colbert testify. he can't hear you, don, tell me what the testimony looked like today. >> three words. impactful and important and some might say inappropriate. i say, i love him. >> he needed to learn how to count....
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that's it for us. thanks for being with us. here now, wolf blitzer in the situation room. >>> breaking news. the american hiker released by iran meets with president ahmadinejad. we have details. 9/11, blame and anger. president obama has choice words for iran over allegations that the terror attacks were america's fault. right now, mr. obama's approval rating has sunk to a new low. the best political team on television talks about where the president has gone wrong, how he may pay for it on election day. >>> the mood inside the hearing room in steven colbert's mocking testimony. the tv comic put the spotlight, though, on a serious issue. where the lawmakers are in on the joke. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> but, we begin with a breaking news. a remarkable face-to-face meeting today between the president of iran and the american hiker who was jailed in his country for over a year. mary snow has the details for us. she's joining us from new york. what happened, mary? >> that meeting took place today here i
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for the achiever in us all. ♪ pnc. for the achiever in us all. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> a new episode of medium kicks off tonight. it premier on cbs followed by csi new york an the new tom selleck drama, blue bloods. >>> sunday morning on biocentury this week, top weight loss doctors talk obesity drugs. that is sunday morning 8:30. biocentury this week. >>> in the mail bag on the, money as motivation. we ask for your thoughts on a school principal who's encouraging kids to be on class by fining them $5 if they are tardy. michelle says she has firsthand evidence it will work. >> when my family traveled by car . then this on a proposal in fairfax to open the shoulder lanes on i-66 24 hours a day
for the achiever in us all. ♪ pnc. for the achiever in us all. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. >>> a new episode...
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thanks for joining us in with us. howard? >> looking at record heat later on but cooling down over the weekend. you are going to feel autumnal finally by sunday. >> we hear the rest of the rock fish sizzling. so we are anxious to taste. anything else you want to tell us? what do you serve as a dessert with something like this? >> something light. >> in the bakery department. >> thank you for taking such good care of us and thank you for watching us this week. the next news is at 5:00 p.m. check out the news all day long at wusa9.com. and howard and i will see you monday morning at. >> dark and early 4:25. >> thank you. i need you to provoke me. i need you to startle me. i need you to piss me off. we need a co
thanks for joining us in with us. howard? >> looking at record heat later on but cooling down over the weekend. you are going to feel autumnal finally by sunday. >> we hear the rest of the rock fish sizzling. so we are anxious to taste. anything else you want to tell us? what do you serve as a dessert with something like this? >> something light. >> in the bakery department. >> thank you for taking such good care of us and thank you for watching us this week. the...
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stay with us. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. shared knowledge is even more powerful. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> the diabete
stay with us. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. four years ago, bob ehrlich...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> walked out for patchy fog. we have some locally then fog. you know your neighborhood better than i do. if some areas are prone to fog, anticipated. another hot and sticky day today. another day of hot and humid air. high temperatures are in the mid-90's. we will be moving through later tonight. you will notice the changes over the weekend. today's hot, sunny, and he met burda -- and humid. mid-80 posted tomorrow. it'll be mostly sunny. now let's go to the set. >> we do have police activities south east at randall circle. this is going to be closed for a long time. right now, it is live on the green belt. it is due in volume of the pace. >>
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> walked out for patchy fog. we have some locally then fog. you know your neighborhood better than i...
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nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> amara, good morning. what to do about taxes? the senate has confirmed what the house said, that this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could not agree on how to move forward. the issue is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato headed into november, not one that the democrats now say they want to touch before you go to the polls. however, what they did back, a small business bill, $30 billion, a new fund to help small businesses get loans. this was mainly a democratic issue. the idea here is that if businesses have more cash, they'll hire people, buy equipment, expand and help pull this economy out of a slump. the gop called it a bailout. their plan is their new pledge to america. a government that's too big is something they say they want to get rid of if they are elected in november. t
nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest. good morning, tracie. >> amara, good morning. what to do about taxes? the senate has confirmed what the house said, that this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could not agree on how to move forward. the issue is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato...
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community groups in every local county or collecting on used medicine. -- on used medicine. -- unused madison. >> there is a baby boom taking place. this is a live look at the national zoo where a mother lion gave birth to the zoo's second litter in three weeks. the three cubs join four others that were welcomed in on august 31. you can check them out on the cubcam. >> it feels like africa, here. >> are ready to reproduce. >> let's get a look at your traffic with that in mind. >> york want to see very heavy traffic because of this area of the beltway. this has been moved out of the road, but your delays are bad. they start in virginia and take you all the way from tyson's corner to greenbelt's. -- to greenbelt. no problems on 66. there are no delays at this point. you are seeing some delays on the east side of the beltway. when you are coming off of the woodrow wilson bridge, you may encounter some delays. that should clear up when you get past branch ave. >> coming up, how they are trying to renovate old town alexandria. >> a bicyclist is killed on the alexandria. >> a bicyclist is k
community groups in every local county or collecting on used medicine. -- on used medicine. -- unused madison. >> there is a baby boom taking place. this is a live look at the national zoo where a mother lion gave birth to the zoo's second litter in three weeks. the three cubs join four others that were welcomed in on august 31. you can check them out on the cubcam. >> it feels like africa, here. >> are ready to reproduce. >> let's get a look at your traffic with that in...
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chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said 25-year-old robert brooks. 27-year-old grant cooper. what do we know about them? what's their background? >> they have a pretty much clean record. they don't have a big history involving crime in ohio or anywhere that we can locate at this moment. there's a third individual brother. he has spent time in jail. he is on bond. excuse me, he's on parole from, i believe, a wisconsin charge. >> and we're talking, of course, about this one case of vivian martin. there is another murder and then the robbery. what are the chances that these are related? >> the
chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said...
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our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us with more on this to start us off. >> reporter: as is customary in washington, when he sat down to testify, he went off script and into his comedy routine. and not everyone is laughing tonight. on capitol hill today, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert, was billed as an expert witness on farm labor. and testified in character. >> congresswoman asked me to share my vast experience, spending one day as a migrant farm worker. i'm happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important complicated issue, and i certainly hope that my star power can bump this hearing all the way up to c-span 1. >> one congressman asked him to leave. >> you run your show, we run the committee. but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and s
our white house correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us with more on this to start us off. >> reporter: as is customary in washington, when he sat down to testify, he went off script and into his comedy routine. and not everyone is laughing tonight. on capitol hill today, more evidence of why some americans think washington is a joke. the comedian stephen colbert, was billed as an expert witness on farm labor. and testified in character. >> congresswoman asked me to share my...
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we used to be null one at graduating kids. out of 30, we're now down to number 19 or 20, depending on what number you look. a that's not the way you maintain yourself as a number one nation. we wanted people to hear about it and to hear about what we can dto change it. >> an important week ahead. live for us in newark, new jersey, thanks so much. >> and don't forget to catch all of our education nation reports all next week here on news4 at 5:00 and on "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and still ahead, he received a medal of honor for his bravery on the battlefield. >>> up in sports, we've got hakim. he has the stories of some high school football players >>> it was a final farewell for a decorated world war ii veteran >> arm lieutenant vernon baker with you a medal of honor recipie recipient. he waited 50 years. >> he died in july after a long battle with brain cancer. he fought at a time when african american soldiers weren't awarded medals of honor. and while he didn't consider himself a hear over-the-countr lieut
we used to be null one at graduating kids. out of 30, we're now down to number 19 or 20, depending on what number you look. a that's not the way you maintain yourself as a number one nation. we wanted people to hear about it and to hear about what we can dto change it. >> an important week ahead. live for us in newark, new jersey, thanks so much. >> and don't forget to catch all of our education nation reports all next week here on news4 at 5:00 and on "nbc nightly news"...
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they can use a lot. there's a lot of things they need, computers and all that so it's pretty good for the kids. >> now, the donation is set to be announced on an episode of oprah that will also bring together doory booker and new jersey governor chris christie: 100 million dollars. >> i love it. >> and he's 26. >> that's even more amazing. >> wow. okay. hey, the redskins are getting ready to hilt the field again this weekend so what can we expect from the burgundy and gold on sunday? dave ross is up next with his expert opinion and dave wrote that. >> does very his ladies with him? >> no. they are gone. >> okay. and this week's ask allison question has to do with that light right there. we are going to tell what you one viewer asked that turned into a pretty involved investigation. i must say frustrating out come. >> really? >> i'm frustrated we don't know more about this but back in a moment with that. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you
they can use a lot. there's a lot of things they need, computers and all that so it's pretty good for the kids. >> now, the donation is set to be announced on an episode of oprah that will also bring together doory booker and new jersey governor chris christie: 100 million dollars. >> i love it. >> and he's 26. >> that's even more amazing. >> wow. okay. hey, the redskins are getting ready to hilt the field again this weekend so what can we expect from the burgundy...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> welcome back, everybody. if you have been with us this morning, a breaking news situation coming to us out of miami where the university of miami bank of america there is a robbery and hostage situation going on there as we have been told by reporters on the scene, there was a bank of america branch manager and teller inside that building, but the manager was allowed to go and we're uncertain if the teller still remains inside as a hostage or not. police have been on the scene now for almost four hours. the person inside that they believe was trying to rob this bank, they believe that he had some type of device strapped around him, but we're still following the story to bring you more details. we'll continue to follow it and bring it to you here on msnbc. >>> mare harrowing testimony forensic officials are d
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thanks for being with us on this friday morning. we begin, now, with the first woman executed here in the u.s. in five years. she's been put to death in virginia. >> theresa lewis' case gained international attention, not just because of her gender. but supporters argue that she was not smart enough to carry out the crimes. here's brad wheelis. >> reporter: theresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in almost 50 years. lewis was sentenced to detd in 2003, for hiring two killers who shot her husband and her stepson. according to prosecutors, the two were lured into lewis' scheme by sex and money. the money was to promise to split the son's and husband's life insurance with him. lewis confessed to the plot. >> i just wish i could take it back. >> reporter: according to a witness of the execution, these were her last words. >> she said, i want kathy to know that i love you. and i'm very sorry. >> reporter: the two men she conspired with to commit the killings were sentenced to life imprisonment. one killed himself in pri
thanks for being with us on this friday morning. we begin, now, with the first woman executed here in the u.s. in five years. she's been put to death in virginia. >> theresa lewis' case gained international attention, not just because of her gender. but supporters argue that she was not smart enough to carry out the crimes. here's brad wheelis. >> reporter: theresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in almost 50 years. lewis was sentenced to detd in 2003, for hiring...
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for us to be home with the home opener is going to be huge for us. >> they really like to -- i mean, they feed off a lot of energy. so it's one of the things we have to watchout for. >> we need it to be loud when they're on offense. and we need it to be especially loud when they see number 16 quarterback. >> sometimes lines up in the back. if you're not at the stadium, making noise, you can cheer from your sofa. and we'll bring it to you. coverage coming your way at 1:00. the ravens are home. the o's on the road. they played 3 in boston and have moved on to toronto, to start a three-game series with the blue jays tonight. in toronto, the o's will face the new and unlikely member of the unlikely run. jose batista with a home run against seattle yesterday. he's a former oriole. batista's previous high is 16. in this day of steroid suspicion. >>> have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs? >> absolutely not. >> do you understand why people up in the stands would be talking about that situation? >> i do. because of a history of what happened in the past. those days are gone. >> of th
for us to be home with the home opener is going to be huge for us. >> they really like to -- i mean, they feed off a lot of energy. so it's one of the things we have to watchout for. >> we need it to be loud when they're on offense. and we need it to be especially loud when they see number 16 quarterback. >> sometimes lines up in the back. if you're not at the stadium, making noise, you can cheer from your sofa. and we'll bring it to you. coverage coming your way at 1:00. the...
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let us know you are behind us. >> they have been busy printing towels and t-shirts. the owner says it has been fun. >> it is fantastic and exciting. it is really starting to take off. it is going like gangbusters. >> you can buy them at the stadium, at stadiums doors, or online. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. go, ravens! >> be prepared for traffic this weekend. check the latest conditions downtown before you get behind the weekend. traffic bulls updates are -- pulse updates are available. that is all on wbaltv.com. >> you may remember that lindsay lohan got out of jail early. she is now back behind bars. >> doctors are warning against what they call flu shot fatigue. they are having a tough time convincing people to get vaccinated. >> these ugly little critters are creating our real stint in maryland. where do they come from and why are they hard to get rid of? >> i am happy to use my celebrity to draw attention to this important, complicated issue. i certainly hope that my star power can bump this up to c- span 1. >> stephen colbert bring some comedy to congr
let us know you are behind us. >> they have been busy printing towels and t-shirts. the owner says it has been fun. >> it is fantastic and exciting. it is really starting to take off. it is going like gangbusters. >> you can buy them at the stadium, at stadiums doors, or online. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. go, ravens! >> be prepared for traffic this weekend. check the latest conditions downtown before you get behind the weekend. traffic bulls updates are --...
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julie will be with us soon. stay with us. oweanyo well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! >>> welcome back on this friday as we take a live look over the washington monument if can you see it there through the fog that seems to be moving in. of course, we'll be warming up hopefully burning all of that off later on. >> that will certainly happen. i will tell you tucker and i are actually surprised that no fog advisories have been issued as of this point because it is very thick in places. so you can see all the live shots we've shown you out there. you want to be aware of that this morning. >> a lot of the moisture may stick around in the air though. >> till with b
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richard lui has been following this for us and, richard, you have new information for us. >> i'll drop that map a little bit later in the show to give people a sex of the context. we have been working the story and looking that sources and we look at all the information coming. what we just have learned from one law enforcement source, i want to stress that, there are claims that this individual has a bomb. this individual is claiming to have a bomb and, two, that this individual wants money and that the bomb squad is there, as well. let me just show you if i have a couple more seconds here what that context is. it started around 8:00 a.m. around this location. this is 9880 southwest 88 street and this is in kendall. now, what happened is he drove, supposedly after apprehending somebody two miles north, two miles and then what we have is the bank of america right here. across the street, we have the university of miami. and my writings not so good. you get a sense, very close, compact area here. starting at this moment, 8:00 a.m. driving two miles north and atm sitting at this location
richard lui has been following this for us and, richard, you have new information for us. >> i'll drop that map a little bit later in the show to give people a sex of the context. we have been working the story and looking that sources and we look at all the information coming. what we just have learned from one law enforcement source, i want to stress that, there are claims that this individual has a bomb. this individual is claiming to have a bomb and, two, that this individual wants...
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the cold front will not bring us rain but it will bring us cooler temperatures. the day time highs this weekend as we get into saturday, mid- 80s and by sunday, only the 70s. our forecast, not a great one although no terrible either. it will be dry. lots of sunshine, hot and humid. record heat likely. our record for the day is 94 degrees. our forecast high, 95. that record was set in 1970. for those of you who remember that day in 1970. if you got outdoor plans tonight, should be just fine. the five-day forecast featuring lots of clouds on sunday and cooler temperatures. sundays, monday, tuesday, we'll get unsettled with a good chance of needed rain around here towards the end of the weekend. >> all right. sounds good. thank you. let's check in with julie wright now with the latest on the traffic. a little bit of fog to deal with. >> oh, so you did hear that that. >> i did hear that. but then there was about 10 seconds of my life that i tonight know where i went. sometimes that happens when tucker talks. >> sometimes that happens on a friday night. foggy conditio
the cold front will not bring us rain but it will bring us cooler temperatures. the day time highs this weekend as we get into saturday, mid- 80s and by sunday, only the 70s. our forecast, not a great one although no terrible either. it will be dry. lots of sunshine, hot and humid. record heat likely. our record for the day is 94 degrees. our forecast high, 95. that record was set in 1970. for those of you who remember that day in 1970. if you got outdoor plans tonight, should be just fine. the...
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use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. caltrate delivers 1200 mg calcium plus vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too late for caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. in china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. happy friday to you. i have two things to talk to you about this morning. and i'm going to start with what's on tv, because the fall season premieres continue tonight. there is one show that started as a summer replacement, it started in june, but it appears people
use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. caltrate delivers 1200 mg calcium plus vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too late for caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. in china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity...
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jeff dub says he's used to the weather. but this time, it's different. >> when it gets to a certain point, you start thinking, this is bad. >> reporter: another storm system is expected to move in on saturday. >> alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >>> things are dry in our area. in fact, we're close to breaking a record high temperature, or at least trying it. >>> with all of the rain in the midwest, we could sure use it. out to the west, that front that gave those folks all of that rain has pretty much dried up. almost nothing along that front now. it all moved into portions of canada. a little rain there. but for us, temperatures this afternoon, at 95 degrees. and that ties the all-time record. there you go. on this date set back in 1970. so far, the low today. 70, our normal high is 76 degrees. and i guess the good news is, today may be our last 90-degree day. we've got much cooler weather headed our way for the weekend. mary? >> is that good news or bad news, bob? i'm not sure. all right. moving on at this hour,
jeff dub says he's used to the weather. but this time, it's different. >> when it gets to a certain point, you start thinking, this is bad. >> reporter: another storm system is expected to move in on saturday. >> alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >>> things are dry in our area. in fact, we're close to breaking a record high temperature, or at least trying it. >>> with all of the rain in the midwest, we could sure use it. out to the west, that front...
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that will keep us cool from the cooler air down from the south to the north, but it will put us in some unsettled weather and potentially heavy rainfall which is good. mid 90's tosmed record-high temperatures. a little cooler immediately along the waterways of course. tomorrow, sunny. less humid, increasing clouds on sunday in the 70's, sunday and even into monday. now back to lisa. back to you. >> 66. that's the most intense right now. eastbound inform get out of gainesville. you see there is a stalled car at the end of the ramp into centreville to go on to eastbound 66, and that's costing everyone some extra time. right now, good in falls church. 95 the growing volume ute of dale city. in newington, so far so good. here's the pace light. we can see clearly the headlights out of spreef. -- springfield. [ male announcer ] you can't un-smoke a cigarette. and you can't go back and un-do the times you tried quitng.. ♪ but evsmoker was a non-smoker once. you could be again. for many, smokinis a treatable mecal condition. so talk to your doctor about prescripon treatment optis and support.
that will keep us cool from the cooler air down from the south to the north, but it will put us in some unsettled weather and potentially heavy rainfall which is good. mid 90's tosmed record-high temperatures. a little cooler immediately along the waterways of course. tomorrow, sunny. less humid, increasing clouds on sunday in the 70's, sunday and even into monday. now back to lisa. back to you. >> 66. that's the most intense right now. eastbound inform get out of gainesville. you see...
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. >> the use of this fire remains under investigation. while there's been lots of speculation about what caused it go we're still awaiting word from investigators about what caused the fire. meanwhile, what is known is that a lot of homes, a lot of lives have been disrupted by this. and there is an outpouring of support moral and otherwise for those lives were changed. across the street, vinyl siding and a cable box melted from the extreme heat. it started in about 3:00 p.m. thursday. smoke could be sen for miles. concern for flooding flames will will for block. >> they did move us a block up the road. we just live right up the street and debris was flying into our yard. >> reporter: there was a challenge for firefighters. the home were close together. >> access was somewhat limited. and our fire an rat us is rather large, trying to place that in a most advantageous situation. >> reporter: the fire was eventually put down. the aftermath proved too much for one homeowner. >> just to maybe -- terrible. >> when they were building them, i sai
. >> the use of this fire remains under investigation. while there's been lots of speculation about what caused it go we're still awaiting word from investigators about what caused the fire. meanwhile, what is known is that a lot of homes, a lot of lives have been disrupted by this. and there is an outpouring of support moral and otherwise for those lives were changed. across the street, vinyl siding and a cable box melted from the extreme heat. it started in about 3:00 p.m. thursday....
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> virginia carried out its first execution of a woman in nearly a century. 41-year-old teresa lewis was executed by lethal injection. she was convicted in 2002 of hiring two meno kill her husband and stepson in an elaborate scheme to collect insurance money. >>> d.c. school chancellor's future remains uncertain this morning. she met with vincent gray yesterday. gray said they did not discuss whether sheould keep her job. the two plan to meet again before november's general election. >>> moat row is getting high marks from the chair of the ntsb. deborah testified yesterday that metro is much safer than it was last year. she said thetransit ag
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> virginia carried out its first execution of a woman in nearly a century. 41-year-old teresa...
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give us your sense of the situation. our nbc station there in miami was reported it starred last night with a domestic dispute. >> not too surprising, contessa, a situation like this gets very confused. there were multiple reports today, as you suggest, a domestic dispute last night. there was also reports that there was a home invasion, a hostage taking that a bank teller was forced to wear an alleged explosive device on his body, and had entered the bank. there were also reports of multiple bank robbers so this is flying left and right, but, supposedly, the fbi, earlier this morning, indicated to their knowledge that one person had entered the bank wearing a bomb about 11:30 or a half an hour ago. we do know that a shirtless man had exited the bank, was in handcuffs and was in police custody and that the bomb squad was on the scene supposedly evaluating whether there was a device inside the bank, if that device was actually a bomb, and they are spriting separate the bad guys from the victims, who is a victim and who is
give us your sense of the situation. our nbc station there in miami was reported it starred last night with a domestic dispute. >> not too surprising, contessa, a situation like this gets very confused. there were multiple reports today, as you suggest, a domestic dispute last night. there was also reports that there was a home invasion, a hostage taking that a bank teller was forced to wear an alleged explosive device on his body, and had entered the bank. there were also reports of...
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trust us. right now, look at the polls, there is not a lot of trust out there for the congress. >> bret: charles, when you talk about a lame duck and we have on the panel many times, lame duck session, there will be members of congress who lose in the election but they are still around until january. when the next congressman or woman comes in. or senator comes in. there will be people voting on tax cuts though they lost an election. >> that's right. it raises the issue of the illegitimacy of congress where some of the members suffered defeat. yet, deciding this. but even before the lame duck, before the election it gives the republicans second issue. the original issue was ideological, issue of economic philosophy. is it a good idea to raise anyone's taxes in the middle of a recession? now they added a second issue. as hatch said, the democrats have control of the house and the senate and the presidency for 20 months. and they are unable to tell the country what the rates of taxation are going
trust us. right now, look at the polls, there is not a lot of trust out there for the congress. >> bret: charles, when you talk about a lame duck and we have on the panel many times, lame duck session, there will be members of congress who lose in the election but they are still around until january. when the next congressman or woman comes in. or senator comes in. there will be people voting on tax cuts though they lost an election. >> that's right. it raises the issue of the...
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us monday and tuesday. something i didn't talk about in this weather forecast is our newest tropical storm. it is matthew. it's much closer than the caribbean. could have an impact on the u.s. i'll show you the new track on matthew in a few minutes. next week we may have to deal with it. >> thank you. >>> she also didn't talk about snow, but here we go. virginia and d.c. still recovering from last winter's snowstorms. fema announced today it will give the commonwealth more than $6 million to pay for clean-up and emergency expenses stemming the storm the week before christmas. the fema money will cover about 75% of the expenses from that storm. the district will receive more than $2 million to help r costs from that storm and a storm -- recover costs from that storm and a storm in february. >>> know your opponent brought to you by mcdonald's. >> it is thursday night which means it's time for your weekly installment of know your opponent. >> feldy takes on adam carriker, a first round pick of the rams in his
us monday and tuesday. something i didn't talk about in this weather forecast is our newest tropical storm. it is matthew. it's much closer than the caribbean. could have an impact on the u.s. i'll show you the new track on matthew in a few minutes. next week we may have to deal with it. >> thank you. >>> she also didn't talk about snow, but here we go. virginia and d.c. still recovering from last winter's snowstorms. fema announced today it will give the commonwealth more than...
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thanks for joining us. you must be thrilled with oprah's million dollar donation. >> absolutely, norah. completely. >> what will you use that money for? >> one, to allow us to open a fifth school so we are excited to serve more kids. two, it also allow us to attract and retain how quality teachers. >> craig, i want to give everybody a little bit of information about the learn charter schools network. you have four schools on chicago's south and west sides. you offer preschool to eighth grade and your goal is to have 16 high performing elementary schools by tint between the more than 80% of them meet or exceed state standards and a lot of them are on their way to college and they graduate. how do you do it some. >> a couple of things. one, we do not believe low income means low performance. we believe the opposite. we believe an excessive college education. four pieces of formula. one, longer school days, we have more school days, we start august 2nd. we have fewer kids in the classroom only 25 kids and two
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they used the word probably tells you a lot. if you were watching last night, you saw i was up in massachusetts. i stopped to meet an ex marine who is barney frank's opponent. he said the fact that president clinton is coming to town tells him something. >> we've got volunteers making thousands of phone calls, yard signs, et cetera. we're doing all that. he's bringing bill clinton. he's dumping a lot of money on tv. he's definitely more than aware that we're here and he's worried. the poll numbers, i'm sure he's seen similar numbers, that's why he hasn't released his results. >> he's never run for office before. i don't assume, and most republicans think barney frank will win this election. what does it tell you that barney frank is on television, spending money that he could be giving to candidates who need their help. bill clinton is going to spend four or six hours in massachusetts where he could be helping patrick murphy in philadelphia. what does that tell you about what's in the water this year? >> well, it points to a hug
they used the word probably tells you a lot. if you were watching last night, you saw i was up in massachusetts. i stopped to meet an ex marine who is barney frank's opponent. he said the fact that president clinton is coming to town tells him something. >> we've got volunteers making thousands of phone calls, yard signs, et cetera. we're doing all that. he's bringing bill clinton. he's dumping a lot of money on tv. he's definitely more than aware that we're here and he's worried. the...
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none of us are. in the old days before we knew what we knew today, everyone recognizes that if a soldier was wounded or lost a leg or arm, there is no debate. that was a cause of war. that soldier got all the care and benefits he or she needed. the difficulty is that the world has changed significantly as a result of chemical exposure. let us not forget that when agent orange was first used, our friends said it was benign and it was not a problem. am i correct? >> to my recollection. >> i am sure the military would not have used this chemical if they had known. at the end of the gameday, a pon our own people. who is smart enough to know exactly the impact? because they were exposed to agent orange, if they combined it to a genetic predisposition. could it have led to another illness? of course it could have. who is smart enough to make a correlation? i am not. i doubt you are. it is not saying the u.s. soldier put your life on the line. we will give you the benefit of the doubt. we are going to assum
none of us are. in the old days before we knew what we knew today, everyone recognizes that if a soldier was wounded or lost a leg or arm, there is no debate. that was a cause of war. that soldier got all the care and benefits he or she needed. the difficulty is that the world has changed significantly as a result of chemical exposure. let us not forget that when agent orange was first used, our friends said it was benign and it was not a problem. am i correct? >> to my recollection....
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but in america, gridlo has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and bot manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your setors and urge them to pass renewable electricity standard today. >>> good morning were time for weather and traffic. meteorologist tom kierein. we ve dense fog. watch out for that. temperates mild and muggy. right now it's in the 60s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs with sunshine back into the mid-9 by midafternoon. cooler tomorrow with a northwest breeze. increasing clouds. much cooler sunday with highs in the low 70s. might get apassing shower. ashley, how is the traffic? >> good morning. it is certainly foggy out there. let's look at the capital beltway. traveling through dense fog, making their way past 29. no big accidents to report. you're on the lakes heading towards the cpital beltway on 95.
but in america, gridlo has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and bot manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your setors and urge them to pass renewable electricity standard today. >>> good morning were time for weather and traffic. meteorologist tom kierein. we ve dense fog. watch out...
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they felt pushed by us in the media, as some would say. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and they thought, well, gees, if newt gingrich can do this, and then certainly i, john boehner, and the house republican leadership can do this. but i guess the big difference is, and richard, you pointed this out, but i wanted this question to both of you, and perry, the organizing force in 1994 was newt gingrich. the organizing force in 2010 for the republicans, if they take over, is the grassroots. and i think that's the complaint here. is that's not reflected in this pledge. richard? >> yeah, and it's not reflected because which part of the grass roots are they channelling here? it -- clearly people want to talk about the economy and is it the deficit side, is it the tax cut you canf side? is it health care? the one new piece of this is actually the obama piece of this. it's repealing health care. they're going to run into a chainsaw on the deficit questions because technically, health ca
they felt pushed by us in the media, as some would say. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and they thought, well, gees, if newt gingrich can do this, and then certainly i, john boehner, and the house republican leadership can do this. but i guess the big difference is, and richard, you pointed this out, but i wanted this question to both of you, and perry, the organizing force in 1994 was newt gingrich. the organizing force in 2010 for...
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thanks for being back with us. so what's this delay all about? >> well, the senate clearly doesn't want to get embroiled in this issue before the election. it's just too unpredictable and the story line for democrats is clean, as things stand now. they're making the case that republicans would block tax relief for the middle class to hold out for tax break force the wealthy. republicans, of course shall want to extend those tax cuts for everyone. and so it's easier in the view of democrats to push this until a lame duck session. the political situation will obviously be less intense then. but as you said, the house speaker today left open the possibility of forcing a vote. and that could get really interesting next week. >> woodruff: now why the different calculus in the senate and in the house. >> the calculus probably isn't different. the conventional wisdom still is that in the end the house will decide to go home and campaign without taking this vote. but there's no reason for speaker pelosi to relent right now when she thinks she's got repub
thanks for being back with us. so what's this delay all about? >> well, the senate clearly doesn't want to get embroiled in this issue before the election. it's just too unpredictable and the story line for democrats is clean, as things stand now. they're making the case that republicans would block tax relief for the middle class to hold out for tax break force the wealthy. republicans, of course shall want to extend those tax cuts for everyone. and so it's easier in the view of...
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>> i used to work for jerry. >> he used to help me write the standup on signfeld. he's the guy that's written all the letters, he created the character. there's a lot of people on the internet that are claiming ownership. >> the people you write to actually take time to respond. read a letter for us. >> this is a letter written to the bar harbor hotel in bar harbor, maine. dear bar harbor hotel. i'm wondering if you found a gorilla foot that i left in your bathroom. i was distracted when i needed to use the tissue dispenser from another stall. i believe i left my gorilla feet in your hotel. >> and they responded? >> dear mr. nancy, i'm sorry to tell you, we did not have any rubber gorilla feet turned in, hope you found them. >> you should have remained anonymous. you should have. >> i had written to a shoe company, i was trying to get shoes that looked like bananas. so i wrote, i am in a process of hoping bananys. >> so this is for nannies. >> you will know a nanny is in the room when she is dressed from head to toe in bright yellow, and you'll go oh, it looks like
>> i used to work for jerry. >> he used to help me write the standup on signfeld. he's the guy that's written all the letters, he created the character. there's a lot of people on the internet that are claiming ownership. >> the people you write to actually take time to respond. read a letter for us. >> this is a letter written to the bar harbor hotel in bar harbor, maine. dear bar harbor hotel. i'm wondering if you found a gorilla foot that i left in your bathroom. i...
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rwanda is a great example to use. is stability spreading through africa or do we have to face things like this? >> i think it's spreading in most parts, not in all. you still have pockets. in fact, places where there is -- countries close, the majority of africa is is seeing this progress in terms of stability and governing. there are many stories out there, but these are the stories also that we need to focus on and work together to try and address that. it all comes down to governing to leadership and making sure we understand what needs to be done and our responsible -- unfortunately, we don't find this everywhere. >> when do you think rwanda is going to be ready for full, conless democracy? >> it's a difficult question. one needs to look at history of the countries that have stability and full blown democracy. they have probably taken not decades, but hundreds of years to do that. it will be, i think, unfair to just think that you would be there, but you need to be on the move, on the journey to being there. that'
rwanda is a great example to use. is stability spreading through africa or do we have to face things like this? >> i think it's spreading in most parts, not in all. you still have pockets. in fact, places where there is -- countries close, the majority of africa is is seeing this progress in terms of stability and governing. there are many stories out there, but these are the stories also that we need to focus on and work together to try and address that. it all comes down to governing to...